Wichita eagle., 1887-03-03
THE ANGLERS
Have Clear Water for the Snckers-The
Baptist College Located Everywhere,
Int az vet Nowhere.

Yesterday was q picnic day for real es-
raters The location of The Baptist college
was the paramount subject, not counting real
estate matters. Rumors of all kinds were in
circulation concerning the location Scarce
a red nosed friend but knew exactly thespot
where it had been located, and was very
privately letting his friends on to the matter
! Just as fast as they could stand it without
suffering from dangerous shock. Each one
had of brother SO and so, who either was
member Of the board coDs;d ,ring bids or who
was an intimate friend of one or two mem
bers of the board had ran for some dis
lance aud rasorted to all kinds of schemes
for conveying the happy news OF location
especially to him and he alone was the man
who had in his paw the much desired infor
nation. The suckers Of course would he
highly entertained with such rot and would
| fly around on the coat-tal of the great in
formant and bite at snaps. Many of them
| nibled and the angler took them in with
| sure but cautious jerk.
At any time or on any corner fellow
coulk buy lots right in the shadow of the
college building; ard the shadow of the
building was just til place desired. II the
angler thought his customer wantel it to go
north of course north it was. If he wanted
it TO go south it of cource would
be faced with more tropical rays.
II he wanted it to stand on College Hill and
pierce the skies with its towers and look
grandly down upon the metropolis teaming |
with its thousands, just there it would bt !
and under even more desirable circum- |
stances. If perchance the anxious sucker
wanted it located on the west side to beat the |
snare drum in the drum corps Of colleges on |
the gentle taps were all that the music loving |
could desire. No point between the cardinal |
points was unidentified by the location.
1t would be difficult to tell how many of |
socalled snaps were taken in yesterday, |
While it was no uncommon thing to |
hear a sharper telling in a sub rosa
tone about the exact locauion-Sn called-ir
was almost equally as common to hear buy
ers claiming to have bought on the craze in
a certain location. 1t was little amusing to
hear two of the buyers engage in quite al
question Each had fallen a vic
tim to some curber who had succeeded III
making sale. Each had the college located
aud of course the sites were different. Each
maintained that his was the 10
cation. Finally they suspended the argu
m-nt by betting tall hat. If both miss it,
then WHAT
While the monkey business was going OF.
the board appointed to examine bids were
hard at work at their task. At late hour
last night they were visited, and one Of the
members stated that there had been no de
cision. He stated that he did not believe
that there was member of the board that
had any idea where the college would be
located. The statement that it was known
on the streets he branded as au infamous lie
from some one interested pecuni-
arily. He stated that rs no member of the
board knew where the college would be
located certainly, no impecunious shyster had
onto the fact He further stated
that the board would continue their work
today and there was little probability of
reaching a decision even today